Marshall Power Locke
@marshalllocke.bsky.social
Philosophically conservative. Temperamentally moderate. On the lookout for glimpses of high light and eternal beauty.
“Government should be run like a business” is mostly misguided, but one lesson from business that government should take is that volatile, unreliable behavior makes others less likely to do business with you. Tariffs hurt the economy, yes, but a cycle of threaten, tariff, fold and rescind does too.
It’s tough to take seriously any Senator who votes to confirm Hegseth, Gabbard, Patel, or RFK Jr—and it has nothing to do with politics. Every serious person knows that none of those four are even close to fit for the roles they were tapped to fill.
Life flows from the throne of heaven not the steps of the Capitol. Thankful to be a citizen of an unshakable kingdom of grace & peace. Let us pray.
"Combine vast choice with algorithmic sorting, and we now possess a remarkable ability to become arguably the most comprehensively, voluntarily and cooperatively misinformed generation of people ever to walk the earth." www.dtnext.in/edit/welcome...
Welcome to our new ‘bespoke realities’
Combine vast choice with algorithmic sorting, and we now possess a remarkable ability to become arguably the most comprehensively, voluntarily and cooperatively misinformed generation of people ever.....
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Good Morning EveryoneHappy Saturday ‘The knocker upper’. Getting workers out of bed so they don’t miss their shift Bernard McMullen
The Foehn Effect, or, why there's such a thing as Santa Ana Winds in Southern California. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJqQ...
What is the foehn effect?
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The essence of Christianity: * Don't be afraid. * Be like Jesus. * Forgive each other. Guest @jonrauch.bsky.social joins host @jonahg.bsky.social to discuss Rauch's new book, 'Cross Purposes: Christianity’s Broken Bargain with Democracy': podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
Cross and Country
Podcast Episode · The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg · 01/08/2025 · 1h 9m
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"Trump has a poor record of peacemaking. His Doha Agreement with the Taliban (behind the back of the Afghan government) was as feckless a piece of diplomacy as any in history, and his negotiations with North Korea came nowhere near a denuclearising deal." rusi.org/explore-our-...
Will 2025 be a Repeat of 1938 for Europe?
It is tempting to compare the two years. Any deal that Trump negotiates with Putin may have similar features to Munich: land for temporary peace. The West has already weakened its negotiating position...
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"It seems there are practically no political consequences for Republicans who accept the lies underpinning the riot or deny Trump’s complicity, and Cheney’s supposed betrayal of Trump is worse than Trump’s betrayal to the constitutional order." thedispatch.com/article/janu...
The Lessons of January 6
What have we learned four years later, on the cusp of a second Trump administration?
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I'm pleased to learn @wthrockmorton.bsky.social is working on season 2 of his 'Telling Jefferson Lies' podcast, where he details how Christian Nationalists hijack history and spread false narratives for ideological/political purposes—recommended. warrenthrockmorton.substack.com/p/telling-je...
Telling Jefferson Lies Season Two Preview
The January 6 Edition
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January 6th 2021 is a date that will live in infamy.
Jan 6th is a reminder to me: cowardice spreads like wildfire… this country needs leaders who are willing to tell the people the truth, not pander to lies
"there’s little evidence that Trump has any desire to drain the swamp so much as to reward those swamp creatures he likes. Industrial policy and protectionism, two of his top priorities, are among the oldest forms of swampiness". thedispatch.com/article/ther....
There Is No ‘Deep State.’ The Swamp, on the Other Hand …
The swamp is real. Just don’t expect Donald Trump to drain it.
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"...a full buildout of high-speed rail project no longer makes sense for California. . .we should determine the least costly way of deriving something usable from the $13.6 billion spent thus far and then wind down the project." californiainsider.com/california-n...
Finally, Time for California to Get Real on High-Speed Rail | California Insider
Contrary to what one <a title="https://x.com/ajtourville/status/1787239959713272067" href="https://x.com/ajtourville/status/1787239959713272067" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="No...
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Here's to a 2025 where clear thinking, evidence, and a track record of success prevail over alienating our allies/trading partners, wrongheaded protectionism, and ignorant 'America First' isolationism. Excerpt: @michaelrstrain.bsky.social www.economicstrategygroup.org/wp-content/u...
"For all of the Biden administration’s flaws (and there are many), they’ve granted to the incoming Trump administration what the president-elect shamefully and unapologetically denied our country of four years ago." www.bernardgoldberg.com/p/as-we-wrap...
As We Wrap Up 2024...
My thoughts on some end-of-the-year political happenings.
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"Carter's post-presidency was a stain on his overall legacy ... no American national leader has done more to legitimize Hamas and the inflammatory lie that Israel is an apartheid state than Jimmy Carter did". podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
Call Me Back - with Dan Senor
News Commentary Podcast · 300 Episodes · Updated Weekly
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@sykescharlie.bsky.social: "For the moment, the important thing is that the president-elect is siding with the guy who told Trump’s most loyal supporters to fuck themselves in the face." charliesykes.substack.com/p/and-the-wi...
And The Winner of The MAGA Scat Fight Is...
The war over visas is a preview of coming attractions
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"If there's a theme about my arguments about Trump for the last 10 years, is that anybody who invests too much in the guy and too much on the expectation that he'll be consistent and coherent is going to get made a fool of." (31:35): podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
The Dulcet Tones of Infighting
Podcast Episode · The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg · 12/28/2024 · 53m
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“The disreputable lineage of Jesus reminds us of something else as well: Past is not prologue. If Jesus himself came from a line of murderers, adulterers, cheats and frauds, “then there is hope for all of us.”” www.nytimes.com/2024/12/24/o...
Opinion | Why It Matters That Jesus Came From a Dysfunctional Family (Gift Article)
He identified with the least and the lowliest, not just those in his lineage but those in his life.
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"Based on the above...there is substantial evidence...Gaetz violated House Rules and other standards of conduct prohibiting prostitution, statutory rape, illicit drug use, impermissible gifts, special favors or privileges, and obstruction of Congress." ethics.house.gov/press-releas...
“Two U.S. Navy pilots were shot down Sunday over the Red Sea in an apparent “friendly fire” incident. . .“The guided missile cruiser USS Gettysburg, which is part of the USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, mistakenly fired on and hit the F/A-18”” www.stripes.com/theaters/mid...
2 US Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent ‘friendly fire’ incident, US military says
Two Navy pilots ejected over the red sea in what is believed to be a friendly fire incident.
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Andrew Davidson. Talented artist Woodcut here but he creates lots of different styles
